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Cover corners, behind pass-rushers, may be the most difficult commodity defensively on the recruiting trail. South Carolina has a special cornerback in the 2008 class in 5-foot-11, 175-pound athlete Charles Whitlock.

"My strength is my speed and that I can cover well," Whitlock told Tigerillustrated.com in a recent interview. "It doesn't matter which side of the ball I play on either."